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2-1/2 NPT male end on a Sch 40 pipe stub

2-1/2 NPT male end on a Sch 40 pipe stub: OD 73.02 mm, bore 62.71 mm (Sch 40 wall); the threaded length L2 = 28.89 mm is a plain pitch-diameter cone, 69.08 mm at the pipe end (E0) growing to 70.88 mm (taper 1:16 on diameter), thread form not drawn; 20 mm stub behind it and the overall length 48.89 mm are examples

Exact dimensions. True size, no tolerance added. Threads are plain cylinders at the major diameter.

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Dimensions

NPS2-1/2
TPI8
pitch, mm3.175
pipe OD D, in (mm)2.875 (73.02)
E0 pitch dia at pipe end, in (mm)2.71953 (69.076)
L1 hand-tight engagement, in (mm)0.6820 (17.32)
E1 pitch dia at L1, in (mm)2.76216 (70.159)
L2 effective thread, in (mm)1.1375 (28.89)
thread height h, in (mm)0.1000 (2.54)
female tap drill, with taper reamer—
female tap drill, no reamer (sources differ)2-5/8 (Allied, Torqbolt)
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NPT pipe thread dimensions (ASME B1.20.1): TPI, E0, E1, L1, L2 and tap drill, NPS 1/8 to 6 + male NPT end STEP/STL: every size, notes, mating features and sources. What are the NPT thread dimensions (threads per inch, pitch diameter E0 and E1, hand-tight engagement L1, effective length L2) and the tap drill for each pipe size from 1/8 to 6 inch?

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